Horace
Odes and Epodes (Loeb Classical Library)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674996090
- author:
- Horace
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Loeb
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 16.4 x 10.8 x 1.6 cm
- Genre:
- History
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The poetry of Horace is richly varied, moving between public and private concerns, urban and rural settings, and Stoic and Epicurean thought. This Loeb Classical Library edition boasts a faithful and fluid translation that reflects current scholarship.
Horace's four books of Odes cover a wide range of moods and topics, from public poems upholding traditional values to private themes such as love and amorous situations. His seventeen Epodes, or iambi, were an innovation for Roman literature, inspired by the seventh-century iambic poetry of Archilochus.
With its unique blend of Greek and Roman influences, Horace's poetry offers a fascinating glimpse into the culture and thought of ancient Rome. This edition provides a valuable introduction to his work, with Niall Rudd's translation capturing the different voices and tones that make Horace's poetry so enduringly engaging.
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